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practicable

adjective
/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
 (formal)
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  1. able to be done; likely to be successful可行的；行得通的 synonym feasible, workable
    • at the earliest practicable opportunity在尽可能早的时机
    • You should report any such incident to your manager as soon as (is) practicable.您应在切实可行的范围内尽快将此类事件报告给您的经理。
    • The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。
    • Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.只要条件许可，雇主就须提供安全的工作环境。
    • Working at night wasn’t a practicable proposition.晚上工作不是一个可行的建议。
    compare impracticable
    Extra Examples
    • The university should provide timely notification where practicable.大学应该在可行的情况下及时给予通知。
    • We aim to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of pollutants.我们的目标是在最大可行的程度上减少污染物的排放。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • perfectly
    • reasonably
    • not very
    • …
    phrases
    • as far as (is) practicable
    • so far as (is) practicable
    • as soon as (is) practicable
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice’.

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